ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study is to examine the impact of management development on organization commitment to work in Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai. The methodology that was used for the study was survey. Primary data was collected from a sample of fourty (40) management teams. Self- administered questionnaire was used in the collection of data; data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (such as frequency distribution, mean, standard deviation and Regression). Findings of the study revealed that Management development has no positive impact on organization commitment to work, also the study revealed that management teams of IBB University have average commitment to work and they considered management development to be very effective. Based on the above findings, the study recommends that for IBB University, Lapai to excel as the first choice University in Africa, management must empower all departments to engage in development of staff to build potential and strengthen staff competencies.